Journal box and lid.



No.831,466. PATENTED SEPT.18, 1906.

J.S.PATTBN.

JOURNAL BOX AND LID. APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 5, 1905.

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PATE'NTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

J. S. PATTEN.

JOURNAL BOX AND'LID.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 5, 1905.

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JAMES S. PATTEN; OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE BALTIMORE JOURNAL BOX COMPANY, OF BALTIMORE, MARY- LAND, A OORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

JOURNAL BOX AND LID.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

No. 831,466. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 5,1905. Serial No- 263.799.

To all whom it may concern: opening of the latter there projects upwardly Be it known that I, JAMES S. PA TEN, a and forwardly a lug 22, which is embraced by citizen of the United States, residing at Balthe ears 23, that project upwardly from the timore, State of Maryland, have invented lid 24. The upper portion of the box at the certain new and useful Improvements in base of the ear 23 likewise overhangs the end Journal Boxes and Lids; and I do hereby deopening of the box, as shown at 25, and in the clare the following to be a full, clear, and under face of this overhanging portion is exact description of the invention, such as formed a recess that extends transversely of will enable others skilled in the art to which and throughout the width of the box. The 10 it appertains to make and use the same. rear wall 26 of this recess is fiat and is in the This invention relates to journal-boxes same plane with the face 27 of the box at the such as are employed on railway-cars, and sides of the end opening, so that the lid 24 more particularly to the lids of the boxes and may fit with its upper portion snugly against the portions of the boxes directly cooperatthe face 26 when in closed position. The up- 1 5 ing therewith, such as illustrated in my 00- per face 28 of the recess is curved and is conpending application filed April 4, 1905, and centric with the pivot-pin 29, that connects bearing the Serial No. 253,830. the ears 23 with the ear 22, and the upper end p The object of the present invention is to of the lid 24 is beveled on a curve to correprovidean arrangement of spring which will spond to the face 28, so that when the lid 24 2o serve not only to hold the lid yieldably in is in closed position and lying snugly against closed position, but also to hold it at the up the face 26 its upper concaved face will per limit of its movement, so as to insure a snugly receive the convex face 28. To predust-proof closure at the upper edge of the vent excessive wear of the face 28 against the box. lid, a stop-flange 30 is formed upon the inner 2 5 Other objects and advantages of the invenface of the lid in position to strike the bottom tion have reference to details of structure, as face of the top of the box when the lid is in will be understood from the following declosed position. It will be noted that the scription. perforation 31 in the ear 22, that receives the In the drawings forming a portion of this pin 29, is elongated, so that the pin may have 0 specification and in which like'numerals of substantially vertical movement or a movereference indicate similar parts in the several ment in a direction to permit of the lid being views, Figure 1 is a vertical section through a raised as it springs into closed position. To portion of a journal box and lid embodying swing the lid into closed position and at the the present invention, parts of the structure same time to raise it and also to hold it 3 5 being in elevation. Fig. 2 is a view similar yieldably in closed position, a pull-rod 32 is to Fig. 1 illustrating the modified form of provided, the upper end portion of which is pull-rod. Fig. 3 is a view similar'to Fig. 1 in hook form and is pivoted to an ear 33 or a showing a lifting-spring of such shape and lug that extends upwardly and rearwardly arrangement as to obviate the necessity for from the ear 22. The hook embraces the ear the pull-rod. Figs. 4 and 5 are views similar 22 and below the hooked portion the rod to Fig. 3 showing the employment of platepasses through a lug 34 on the outer face of sprin s for raising and holding the lid in the lid 24, and through which lug it is slidraise position. Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are able. At the lower end of the rod 32 is a detail sectional views of portions of the faces head 35, and between the head and the lug of boxes and the portions of the lids resting 34 is a helical spring 36, which by bearing thereagainst at the sides of the end opening against the head and lug serves to force the of the box. lid upwardly. Furthermore, the pivot 37 of Referring now to the drawings, and more the rod 32 being to the rear of the pivot 29 of particularly to Fig. 1 thereof, there is shown the lid the spring 36 tends to swing the lid to 5 a portion of the journal-box 20, in the outer closed position, excepting when the headed end of which is the usual opening to permit end of the rod 32 is swung outwardly beyond of application of waste and lubricant. From a line passing through the centers of the the top of the box and overhanging the front pivots 29 and 37, when the tendency of the spring is to hold the lid in open position. The outer edge portion of the face 28 is more sharply rounded, as shown at 40, so that when the lid is swung into closed position its upper edge may strike this face 40 and pass over it to the recess. As the lid swings into closed position the spring 36 serves to raise the lid, so that a close and dustproof contact is made between the curved faces of the reoess and lid.

Referring now to Fig. 2 of the drawings, there is shown a j ournal-box having the overhanging portion 21 with the recess in its under face, the rear face 26 of which recess is straight, while its upper face 27 curves in the same manner as in the structure above described. The box furthermore has an upwardly and forwardly projecting ear 22, which is embraced by the cars 23, that project from the outer face of the lid 24, and upon the outer face of said lid is also a lug 34, while a pivot-pin 29 is passed through the ears 23 and 22. From the face of the ear 22 below the pin 29 project laterallyspaced. ears 33, between which is pivoted on a pin 37 a pull-rod. 32, which is passed downwardly and through a perforation in the lug 34, and has a head 35 at its lower extremity. Upon the rod 32 is disposed a helical spring 36, that bears against the lug 34 and. the head 35 and tends to lift the lid 24 and hold it with its upper portion snugly against the faces 26 and 27 it being noted that the upper portion of the lid. 24 is thickened and shaped to fit the recess snugly when the box is in closed position. Upon the inner face of the lid 24 is a flange that strikes the roof of the box when the lid is in closed position and prevents excessive wear of the face 27 and the corresponding face of the lid.

With the construction illustrated in Fig. 2 it will be seen that with the parts in the positions shown the spring tends to force the lid against the box in an upward direction and that this tendency is continuous while the lid is swung into open position until the lid moves so far as to carry the perforation of the lug 34 above the ear 22 and beyond a line passing through the centers of the pivots 29 and 37, after which the tendency of the spring is to move the lid over onto the top of the box, which action, however, is prevented by the overlying parts of the truckin use, with the result that the lid is held at a slight inclination rearwardly. It will be understood, of course, that the position of the pivot- 37 may be shifted to cause the spring to hold the lid at any desired angle. Referring now to Fig. 3 of the drawings, there is shown a structure embodying a box 20, to which is hinged a lid 24 through the medium of ears 22" and 23 and pin 29, all corresponding in construction and. arrangement to the structure illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, with the exception that the car 22' has a passage 23 therethrough beneath the pin 29, and in this passage is pivoted a bowed spring-plate 36", the lower end of which is held between the front face of the lid 24 and the cleat 34 carried thereby. When the spring is engaged beneath the cleat, it is flattened and as the tendency of'the spring is to bow and assume the position illustrated in dotted lines it tends to raise the lid and holds its upper portion snugly yieldably, as illustrated.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 4 the parts are the same as illustrated in Fig. 3, with the exception that the lid 24 is provided with a lug 34 having the slanting lower face 50, against which bears the hooked end 51 of a spring-plate 36", the upper end of which is pivoted in the passage 33 in the ear 22 The spring-plate 36 passes loosely be neath the cleat The spring-plate 36 when in the position illustrated, tends to slide with its hooked end 61 downwardly or along,

the slanting or beveled face of the lug 34' and this action of the spring forces the lid upwardly and causes its upper end portion to fit snugly in the recess in the overhanging portion of the box. The lower portion of the lid has a lip 52, projecting at an obtuse angle to the lid and which by contact with the bottom face. 53 of the opening of the box not only aids in moving the lid upwardly, bun

supports it.

. The construction illustrated in Fig. 5 is the same as that illustrated in Fig. 3 with the exception. that the cleat 34 is in the angle be tween the outer face of the lid 24 and the lip 52', sothat when the bowed spring-plate 36 is forced beneath the cleat its extremity strikes the lip and is directed by it outwardly beneath the cleat into hook form to prevent withdrawal of the spring-plate.

It will be noted that in each of the constructions illustrated the pivot-pin connecting the lid with the box fits the ears of the lid loosely, so that adegree of vertical movement of the lid is permitted, so that the upper edge of the lid will fit the recess in the box with proper snugness.

In use the lid has a slight movement with respect to the box, and in order that this movement may be taken advantage of to grind the side and bottom edges of the opening of the box and the contacting portions of the lid the inner face of the lid may be concaved, as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, to receive the broadened edge portion of the box, and may have a rib 61 bearing against said broadened edge, the side portions of the broadened edge being tapered, as illustrated, and making contact with the arched face of the lid. These sharp edges or ridges will have initial rapid wear, so that any defects in casting that Wlll preclude a dustproof joint will be overcome.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings the edge portions 62 of the box are channeled to present sharp ribs or ridges 63 and 64, which bear against the faces of channels 65 and 66, formed in the face of the lid, the lid having a ridge 67 that -edges to the walls of the channel 68.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings the edge portions 71 of the box are beveled and concaved to present the sharp edges 72, 73, and 74, the central edge or rib 73 engaging the bottom of the channel 75 in the lid 76, while the edges 72 and '74 bear against the sides of the said channel.

In Fig. 10 of the drawings the lid 76 has a channel 75, and the edge portion 71 of the box has a forwardly-directed'rib 73 and laterally-directed ribs 72 and 7 4, the rib 73 engaging the bottom of the recess or channel 75, while the ribs 72 and 74 contact with the side walls ofsaid channel.

What is claimed is- 1. The combination with a journal-box having an opening therein and an adjacent ,recessabove the opening, of a lid for said opening hinged to the box and movable into engagement with said recess when in closed position and a spring arranged to swing the lid into closed position and simultaneously raise it.

2. The combination with a j ournal-box, of a lid connected thereto, the box having a portion disposed to overhang the upper portion of the lid when the latter is in closed position,

the connection of the lid with the box being such as to permit of bodily movement of the lid toward and away from the overhanging portion of the box, and means arranged to swing the lid into closed position and simultaneously raise it bodily against said overhanging portion of the box.

3. The combination with a journal-box having a portion overhanging its end opening, of a lid for said opening hinged to the box and having bodily upward movement at the latter portion of its pivotal movement into closed position to lie with its upper edge against said overhanging portion, and connections between the lid and the box comprising a spring and plunger arranged to swing the lid pivotally and upwardly into closed position and against the overhanging portion;

4. The combination with a journal-box having an end opening and a cut-under portion overhanging said opening, of a lid for said opening hinged to the box and movable upwardly and downwardly into and out of engagement with the overhanging portion, a rod pivoted to the box and having sliding connection with the lid, and a spring cooperating with the lid and rod and arranged to swing the lid pivotally and slide it upwardly along the rod against the overhanging portion of the box.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JENNIE M. HARVEY, E. M. CoLFoRD. 

